Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 76 | 137 | 118 | 82 | 113 | 246 | 299 | 521 | 427 | 402 | 212 | 204 | 200 | 157 | 147 | 156 | 163 | 231 | 266 | 201 | 196 | 193 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:02AM1.65m | 2:23PM1.73m | 2:44AM1.72m | 3:05PM1.77m | 3:28AM1.81m | 3:49PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.32m | 8:30PM0.30m | 8:50AM0.27m | 9:13PM0.24m | 9:37AM0.22m | 9:58PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 46 | 76 | 137 | 118 | 82 | 59 | 246 | 299 | 521 | 427 | 402 | 212 | 204 | 200 | 157 | 147 | 57 | 43 | 231 | 266 | 201 | 196 | 193 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 58 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 113 | 82 | 65 | 11 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 43 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 50 | 50 | 26 | 37 | 26 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 156 | 163 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 27 | 30 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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